Bhagavad Gita 7.4 meaningSeeing the divine in everything
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“The world is made of earth, water, fire, air, space, mind, thinking and ‘me’.”
What it means
“My outer nature has eight parts: earth, water, fire, air, space, mind, intellect and ego.”
The original Sanskrit
भूमिरापोऽनलो वायुः खं मनो बुद्धिरेव च । अहंकार इतीयं मे भिन्ना प्रकृतिरष्टधा ॥
bhūmirāpo.analo vāyuḥ khaṃ mano buddhireva ca ahaṃkāra itīyaṃ me bhinnā prakṛtiraṣṭadhā
Translations
Literal translation
This Prakrti of Mine is divided eight-fold thus: earth, water, fire, air, space, mind, intellect and also egoism.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
पृथ्वी, जल, अग्नि, वायु और आकाश तथा मन, बुद्धि और अहंकार - यह आठ प्रकार से विभक्त हुई मेरी प्रकृति है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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